Pike Place Market Expansion To Open June 29, 2017

Seattle’s iconic and famous Pike Place Market will celebrate the opening of it’s MarketFront expansion on Thursday, June 29, 2017 from 1 to 7 p.m.  All of Seattle is invited to join in on the festivities, which include an afternoon ceremony with Mayor Ed Murray, performance by local musicians, food from MarketFront vendors and many different activities to help visitors explore the brand new space.

Those who donated to the Pike Up! Campaign by the March 1, 2017 deadline will have the opportunity to view their Market Charms or Hoofprints fully installed on the completed project.

In 1971, Market advocates won the historic designation for the nine-acre neighborhood.  The $74 million expansion, spurred by the future removal of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, will help return farms and producers to the site that was developed in the early 1920’s for Market farmers before it caught fire and was made into a surface parking lot in 1974.

The expansion includes:

• 30,000 square feet of open public space, including a public plaza and viewing deck with expansive views of the Olympic Mountains, Mount Rainier and Puget Sound

• 47 new table spaces for farmers and craftspeople on the MarketFront Plaza beneath an all-weather canopy with   rollup doors to welcome the sea breeze

• Four new artisan vendors with production on site: Old Stove Brewing Co., Jarr & Co., Honest Biscuits and indi chocolate in 12,000 square feet of commercial and production space

• 40 low-income senior housing units with seven live/work artist units

• A neighborhood center, offering social service resources and a place for neighbors to gather and connect in the Market community

• Three public art installations: NW Microcosm, Western Tapestry and Billie the Piggybank

• 300 underground parking spaces; 33 bicycle spaces

• Future connection to the central waterfront

Click here for more information on the grand opening.